The Maidu Interpretive Center: Native American Museum
and Nature Learning Center is a new facility
operated by the Roseville Park and Recreation Department. Its
60 acre site encompasses an ancient
Maidu Indian village site and a state of the art visitors center.
The center offers museum tours,
historic site tours, hands on exhibits, old ways workshops, seasonal
nature programs, cultural
demonstrations, children's story times, campfires, guest speakers
and California Indian Life and
Archeology Outreach programs for local schools.

January 26:HOW TO PAINT A MAMMONTH!
Learn the processes and techniques for turning natural minerals
into pigments and natural plant and animal materials into brushes.
Instructor: Chuck Kritzon

February 2 and 3:BEGINNING BASKET WEAVING
Join us for this weekend adventure in weaving a twined basket.
Learn how to identify, manage, collect and prepare materials for
twinned baskets, and then start your own twinned basket. All materials
included.Instructor: Sage La Pena

February 23:HOW TO KILL A MAMMOTH!
The atlatl or spear thrower was the weapon of choice by our early
ancestors. In this class you will learn to make and use your own
atlatl and spear! Techniques for shaping wood and bone with stone
tools and uses of natural glues and bindings will be explored.Instructor: Chuck Kritzon

March 9:HOW TO COOK A MAMMOTH!
So you have a mammoth thawing out for dinner. How are you going
to cook it? The ability to make fire was one of the most important
skills early humans discovered. In this class we will see fire
made by a variety of different techniques and then you will have
the opportunity to create your own fire starting kit and make
your own fire.Instructor: Chuck Kritzon

March 16: OLD WAYS SKILLS SAMPLER
Learn how to prepare acorn meal, weave rush mats, make and play
California Indian games, and tell stories in this traditional
old ways workshop for educators and other interested participants.Instructor: Staff

May 2:EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS
Learn how to identify native plants, their edible and medicinal
uses, including soaproot, which is used for shampoo, glue, fish
poison and brushes, then make your own soaproot brush using natural
materials provided.Instructor :Sage La Pena